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[demonsional]

[Hayden's never posted to the Network all on his own before, so it's a little nerve-wracking. In fact, he's kind of shaking a little as he sits himself in front of his video feed, tittering and mumbling to himself before he actually seems to remember he's recording and maybe he should say something. So then he says a lot, all at once, really loudly.]

Hello I'm Hayden and I don't think anybody should think about bad stuff like murder anymore! Perhaps maybe consider...that people are nice and would not like it! I have met a lot of nice people! Tell me who your favorite people are, please! Let's all talk about our favorites! My favorites are Mister Harlan and Miss Temperance and Lord Mister Sir Hope! Also, also, a lot of others I think!

[Hayden takes a breath.]

Thank you goodbye!

[He reaches for his phone and fumbles with it, but then it's off.]

Comments

[demonsional]

[What???? Hayden is confused??? Like, did he say that??? What???]

No I live in a whole bedroom now! I just really like the closet! It's my special secret hideaway place!

[completelycrazy]

[Oh thank god.]

Jeez, kid, don't say stuff like that. You almost gave me a heart attack. [...] Good call on the closet as a secret fort, though. That's primo use of a closet, right there.

[Why would anyone use a closet for storage? Closets are for adventure. The floor is for storage.]

[demonsional]

[That is...absolutely correct?]

I don't have much to decorate my secret special hideaway fort!

[He had not thought to call it a fort before this very moment but now he's very excited about it being a fort.]

But I think I would like it to have stars somehow because the dark is not my friend so much!

[completelycrazy]

Oh man, like those little glow-in-the-dark sticker stars? That would be rad. We should get you some of those. In the meantime, you could put a lamp in there or something? Hey, you could put together a potato battery to light up a lightbulb!

[A pretty basic science, but a good science for a kid.]

[demonsional]

Do you think it would be easy to find them?

[Small stickers just for his fort! Hayden practically starts hyperventilating in his own excitement.]

I've never heard of a potato battery! Do you eat it and become full of lightening power?

[completelycrazy]

Uh... Probably not? From what I've seen, looks like the stuff in the shops is only crap that would be, like, useful for basic survival. Glow stars are pretty far removed from that category. Sorry, dude.

[Newt has thoroughly pilfered his way through Hadriel's shopping district. There are no glow stars to be found.]

A potato battery we could make happen, though. You just--[wait he is just now hearing Hayden's response and oh my god?]

Man, that'd be awesome, wouldn't it? I guess it's sort of like having lightning powers, anyway. But, no, it's a thing you can build to light up a lightbulb using just a potato and some bits of metal. I bet we could totally find the parts for that. You feel like going on a scavenger hunt?

[demonsional]

[Aw man...that's a bummer. He wants glow stars! And he wants lightning powers!]

I do! Let's do it! Please! We can get more than one potato and then I can eat one!

[completelycrazy]

Hah, alright, dude. It's a plan. Give me a call when you've got some time and we'll get this party started.